1996 was a year which featured part of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal being drained and bad weather catching shoppers off guard. It was also a 12 months which saw a bomb scare bring the city centre to a standstill and the victim of a racially motivated assault being reunited with the Good Samaritans who came to his aid. Enjoy these photos, plucked from the YEP archive, charting a year in the life of your city centre. READ MORE: 22 photos take you back to Leeds city centre in 1992 LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook
1. Leeds city centre in 1996
A workman surveys the Leeds and Liverpool Canal where a section was being emptied to allow work on the locks close to the city centre. Photo: Bruce Greer
2. Leeds city centre in 1996
The new concept car from Vauxhall, the Maxx stopped people in their tracks on Dortmund Square in May 1996. Photo: Gary Longbottom
3. Leeds city centre in 1996
Do you remember DJ Marshall? He was on the decks at the Pleasure Rooms. Pictured in January 1996. Photo: Justin Lloyd
4. Leeds city centre in 1996
The La Comida restaurant was hoping for a Spanish victory in the Euro 1996 quarter-final clash against England. Pictured with his customers in June 1996 is Spanish owner Vincente Rodriguez holding the Spanish flag Photo: Richard Moran
5. Leeds city centre in 1996
Oasis fans left the city centre by coach bound for Knebworth in August 1996. Photo: Peter Thacker
6. Leeds city centre in 1996
French clowns juggling in the city centre in June 1996 as part of the Music, Fire and Masks Festival organised by Leeds City Council. Photo: Bruce Greer